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50,160 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Kolontar, violence in Sanaa and people affected in Argentina. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 58 in 100 of its 278 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

160 of its 278 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kolontar accounted for 128 of Hungary's 160 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 104 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Kolontar stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

414 of its 446 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 268 of Yemen's 414 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

Argentina

140 of its 396 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (70 stories). Malaria was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

781 of its 1,374 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Athens accounted for 528 of Greece's 781 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

33 of its 93 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Storms were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

101 of its 122 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 81 of South Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

103 of its 127 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

65 of its 211 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Venezuela

106 of its 227 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Ghana (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Kazakhstan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Angola (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Mozambique (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Jan. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 50,160 stories about harm among 252,907 counted on 28 Jan.

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In Hungary, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news. of the day's 252,907 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Mali81 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi68 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US903 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1214 Washington US335 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1782 Paris France239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 883 Athens Greece206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Delhi India199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTurkmenistan: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about twice its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualAligarh, India -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsAtal, India -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 81 stories, carried by 101 outletsBujumbura, Burundi -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 23 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 35 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 21 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Sudan warmth about twice usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Aligarh India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Atal India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 14 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 81 stories ● Bujumbura Burundi about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,979 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 9,980 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health14% 6,869 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,610 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,159 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,648 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,274 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,477 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed14,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,779 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees2,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions715 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting evacuations516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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